Ralph Pomeroy Buckland American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born Leyden Massachusetts (d. 1892)
20 Jan 1813
Jacon Gartner Lauman American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Taneytown Maryland (d. 1867)
20 Jan 1820
Anne Jemima Clough England promoted higher education for women
20 Jan 1834
George D. Robinson 34th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)
20 Jan 1837
David Josiah Brewer U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1910)
20 Jan 1843
Pierre-Paul Cambon French diplomat (Madrid Constantinople London)
20 Jan 1847
W R Pettiford Founder (Alabama Penny Savings Bank)
20 Jan 1865
Friedrich A H von Waldeck brother of queen Emmalast ruler of Waldeck
20 Jan 1866
Richard Le Gallienne English writer (Maker of Gainborg)
20 Jan 1867
Yvette Guilbert [Emma Laure Esther Guilbert] French singer and actress born in Paris France (d. 1944)
20 Jan 1873
Charles A Ellwood American sociologistpsychologist
20 Jan 1873
Johannes V Jensen Danish novelistpoet (Energy Storage Nobel 1944)
20 Jan 1877
Ruth St Denis ballerina (Dances of the 5 Senses) born in Newark New Jersey
20 Jan 1878
Finlay Currie Scottish actor (Quo Vadis Ivanhoe Avengers) born in Edinburgh (d. 1968)
20 Jan 1880
Walter W. Bacon American politician (d. 1962)
20 Jan 1883
Betram Home Ramsay English admiralCommander Allied Naval Forces
20 Jan 1884
A[braham] Merritt American sci-fi author (The Moon Pool Burn Witch Bun ) born in Beverly New Jersey (d. 1943)
20 Jan 1889
Allan Haines Loughead American aviation executive (d. 1969)
20 Jan 1893
Kaj Birket-Smith Danish etnologistanthropologist (Eskimos)
20 Jan 1894
Walter Hamor Piston Rockland Maine composer (Incredible Flutis)
20 Jan 1895
Roscoe Ates American actor (Freaks Cimarron Marshal of Gunsight Pass) born in Grange Mississippi (d. 1962)
20 Jan 1895
Eva Jessye American singer actress songwriter (Hallelujah) and 1st black woman to receive international distinction as a choral conductor born in Coffeyville Kansas (d. 1992)
20 Jan 1896
Elmer R Diktonius Finnish musicologistauthor (Janne Kubik)
20 Jan 1896
George Burns [Nathan Birnbaum] American actor comedian and singer (Oh God Burns and Allen) born in NYC New York (d. 1996)
20 Jan 1896
Rolfe Sedan American actor (Young Frankenstein Ninotchka George Burns Show) born in NYC New York (d. 1982)
20 Jan 1896
Isabel Withers American actress (Possessed Lady of Burlesque) born in Frankton Indiana (d. 1968)
20 Jan 1900
Colin Clive British actor (Frankenstein Bride of Frankenstein Mad Love) born in St Malo France (d. 1937)
20 Jan 1903
Leon Ames American actor (Mister Ed Father of the Bride) born in Portland Indiana (d. 1993)
20 Jan 1904
Alexandra Danilova Peterhof Russia ballerina (Turning Point)
20 Jan 1904
Renato Caccioppoli Italian mathematiciangrandson of Bakunin
20 Jan 1904
Theodore Brameld authoreducator (Use of Explosive Ideas)
20 Jan 1907
Roy Welensky Premier (RhodesiaNyasaland 1956-63)
20 Jan 1907
Paula Wessely Austrian actress and producer (Masquerade) born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 2000)
20 Jan 1908
Ian Peebles cricketer (Scottish leg-spinner England 1927-31)
20 Jan 1910
Abram Hill directorplaywrightfounder (American Negro Theater)
20 Jan 1912
Christopher Casson Irish-English actor (Zardoz Educating Rita The Riordans) born in Manchester Lancashire England
20 Jan 1912
Walter Briggs Jr. American sports executive (d. 1970)
20 Jan 1914
Wensley Pithey South-African actor (Oliver The Saint Little Women) born in Cape Town South Africa (d. 1993)
20 Jan 1915
C W Ceram [Kurt W Marek] GermanUS writer (March of Archaeology)
20 Jan 1915
Joe Hitchcock darts player (leader of St Dunstans Four)
20 Jan 1915
Ghulam Ishaq Khan President of Pakistan (d. 2006)
20 Jan 1916
Jopie [Johan A] Pengel premier of Suriname (1963-69)
20 Jan 1916
Alex Nicol American actor (The Screaming Skull Man From Laramie Air Cadet) born in Ossining New York (d. 2001)
20 Jan 1920
DeForest Kelley American actor screenwriter poet and singer (Star Trek) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 1999)
20 Jan 1920
Michael Higgins American actor (Angel Heart 1918 Wanda Black Stallion) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2008)
20 Jan 1920
Thorleif Schjelderup Norwegian author and ski jumper (d. 2006)
20 Jan 1921
Telmo Zarraonainda Spanish footballer (d. 2006)
20 Jan 1922
Lord James Hanson English industrialistHouse of Lords (Conservative)
20 Jan 1922
Ray Anthony Bentleyville Pennsylvania American orchestra leader (Ray Anthony Show Peter Gunn Theme)
20 Jan 1923
Slim Whitman American country singer (Rose Marie) born in Tampa Florida (d. 2013)
20 Jan 1925
Ernesto Cardenal Nicaraguan Catholic priest politician and writer born in Granada Nicaragua
20 Jan 1925
Edwin Gordon VOA correspondant born in NYC New York
20 Jan 1926
David Eugene Tudor composer born in Philadelphi Pennsylvania
20 Jan 1926
Robert L Van Citters cardiologyadvisory panelistUW dean
20 Jan 1926
Jamiluddin Aali Pakistani poet essayist and columnist
20 Jan 1926
Qurratulain Hyder Pakistani novelist (d. 2007)
20 Jan 1927
Geoffrey WT Atkins British World Champion racket player (1954-72)
20 Jan 1928
Peter Donat Kentville Nova Scotia (Flamingo Road Different Story)
20 Jan 1928
Lionel Hebert American golfer (PGA Championship 1957) born in Lafayette Louisiana (d. 2000)
20 Jan 1929
Arte Johnson comedian (Laugh-in Dont Call Me Charlie) born in Chicago Illinois
20 Jan 1929
Glenn Fireball Roberts American auto racer (Daytona 500 1962) born in Tavares Florida (d. 1964)
20 Jan 1931
Sawako Ariyoshi Japanese writer (Compound Pollution Doctors Wife)
20 Jan 1931
Hachidai Nakamura Japanese songwriter and pianist (d. 1992)
20 Jan 1931
Earl Grant Idabel Oklahoma American musician and singer (Ebb Tide Winter Wonderland)
20 Jan 1932
Lou Fontinato Canadian ice hockey player born in Guelph Ontario (d. 2016)
20 Jan 1933
Ron Townson American rock vocalist (The 5th Dimension) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 2001)
20 Jan 1934
Tom Baker English actor (fourth Doctor in Doctor Who) born in Liverpool
20 Jan 1935
Joan [Joanie] Weston American Roller Derby Queen born in Huntington Beach California (d. 1997)
20 Jan 1936
Eldred G Maduro minister (Netherland Antilles)
20 Jan 1937
Dorothy Provine Deadwood SD actress (Good Neighbor Sam Darn Cat)
20 Jan 1939
Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe Indian astronomer
20 Jan 1940
Carol Heiss Jenkins American figure skater (Olympic goldsilver-56 60) born in NYC New York
20 Jan 1941
Pierre Lalonde Quebec singer and television host
20 Jan 1942
William Powell American R&B singer (OJays) born in Canton Ohio (d. 1977)
20 Jan 1943
Roeland HG Roel van Duyn Dutch Provo politician
20 Jan 1944
Isao Okano Japan middleweight judo (Olympic gold 1964)
Peter Beckwith English real estate developermulti-millionaire
20 Jan 1945
Christopher Martin-Jenkins cricket commentator and correspondent
20 Jan 1946
David Lynch actor and director (Dune Eraserhead) born in Missoula Montana
20 Jan 1946
Susan Vreeland American author (The Passion of Artemisia) born in Racine Wisconsin (d. 2017)
20 Jan 1947
Cyrille Guimard French cyclist and directeur sportif
20 Jan 1947
Stephen A Schwarzman American CEO of The Blackstone Group and Chairman of President Trumps Strategic and Policy Forum born in Huntingdon Valley Pennsylvania
20 Jan 1948
Jerry Ross Ind Lt Col USAFastronaut (STS 61B 27 37 55 74 sk88)
20 Jan 1948
Melvyn Mel Pritchard British progressive rock drummer (Barclay James Harvest) born in Oldham Lancashire (d. 2004)
20 Jan 1948
Natan Sharansky Russian-born physicist and politician
Ian Hill bass guitarist (Judas Priest-Breakin the Law)
20 Jan 1952
Paul Stanley [Eisen] rock guitarist (KISS-Beth)
20 Jan 1955
Joe Doherty Irish IRA activist (jailed in US)
20 Jan 1956
John McNally Naha Okinawa US rapid fire pistol (Olympics 1984 88 92 96)
20 Jan 1956
John Phillips Naber swimmer (Olympic-4 goldsilver-76) born in Evanston Illinois
20 Jan 1957
Leonard C Clements Cherry Point NC PGA golfer (1994 Bob Hope-2nd)
20 Jan 1958
Lorenzo Lamas American actor (Lance-Falcon Crest California Fever) born in Los Angeles California
20 Jan 1959
Joel Rifkin American serial killer believed to have killed up to 17 victims between 1989 and 1993 in NYC and Long Island born in New York
20 Jan 1959
Bernard Tyson American healthcare advocate and 1st African American CEO of Kaiser Permanente born in San Francisco Bay Area California
20 Jan 1963
Scott Fisher Australian basketball forward (Olympics 1996) born in San Jose California
20 Jan 1964
Ozzie Guillen Oculare del Tuy Venezuela shortstop (Chicago White Sox)
20 Jan 1964
Roger Smith Freeport Bahamas tennis doubles player
20 Jan 1964
Victoria Sellers actress (Crime Zone Warlords) born in London England
20 Jan 1964
Kazushige Nojima Japanese game scenario writer
20 Jan 1965
Brad Brink American baseball pitcher (SF Giants Philadelphia Phillies)
20 Jan 1965
Greg Kriesel American bassist (The Offspring)
20 Jan 1966
Tracii Guns rock guitarist (LA Guns-Its Over Now)
20 Jan 1966
Rainn Wilson American actor (The Office Juno) born in Seattle Washington
20 Jan 1716
Carlos III King of Spain (1759-88) and King of Naples and Sicily (1734-59) born in Royal Alcazar of Madrid Spain (d. 1788)
20 Jan 1732
Richard H Lee US farmer (signed US Declaration of Independence)
20 Jan 1899
Kenjiro Takayanagi Japanese engineer born in Hamamatsu Shizuoka (d. 1990)
20 Jan 1900
Boris Semyonovich Shekhter Russian composer born in Moscow Russia (d. 1961)
20 Jan 1900
Doris Deane American actress born in Wisconsin (d. 1974)
20 Jan 1903
Sybil Marion Rosenfeld English theatre historian born in London England (d. 1996)
20 Jan 1904
Renato Caccioppoli Italian mathematician born in Campania Italy (d. 1959)
20 Jan 1904
Theodore Brameld American philosopher & educator (Use of Explosive Ideas) born in Neillsville Wisconsin (d. 1987)
20 Jan 1907
Roy Welensky Northern Rhodesian politician born in Harare Zimbabwe (d. 1991)
20 Jan 1907
Paula Wessely Austrian actress & producer (Masquerade) born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 2000)
20 Jan 1908
Ian Peebles English cricketer (Scottish leg-spinner England 1927-31) born in Aberdeen United Kingdom (d. 1980)
20 Jan 1908
Wilfred Conwell Bain American music educator born in Shawville Canada (d. 1997)
20 Jan 1910
Abram Hill African-American playwright & author (American Negro Theater) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 1986)
20 Jan 1910
Ennio Porrino Italian composer born in Cagliari Italy (d. 1959)
20 Jan 1910
Lauritz Lauritzen German politician born in Kiel Germany (d. 1980)
20 Jan 1910
Nina Verchinina Russian-Brazilian dancer & choreographer born in Russia (d. 1995)
20 Jan 1912
Walter Briggs Jr American sports executive (owner Detroit Tigers 1952-56) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1970)
20 Jan 1915
C. W. Ceram German journalist & author (March of Archaeology) born in Berlin Germany (d. 1972)
20 Jan 1915
Ghulam Ishaq Khan President of Pakistan born in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan (d. 2006)
20 Jan 1916
Johan Adolf Pengel Surinamese politician (Prime Minister 1963-69) born in Paramaribo Suriname (d. 1970)
20 Jan 1916
Walter Bartley English biochemist born in Brighton London (d. 1994)
20 Jan 1919
Royalton Kisch British conductor born in born in Marylebone London (d. 1995)
20 Jan 1919
Stepan Lucky Slovak film score composer born in ilina Slovakia (d. 2006)
20 Jan 1920
Peter Clemoes British historian born in Southend-on-Sea United Kingdom (d. 1996)
20 Jan 1920
Richard J. C. Atkinson British archaeologist born in Evershot United Kingdom (d. 1994)
20 Jan 1920
Sam Gibbons American politician (Rep-D-FL 1963- ) born in Tampa Florida (d. 2012)
20 Jan 1920
Thorleif Schjelderup Norwegian author & ski jumper born in Aker Norway (d. 2006)
20 Jan 1921
Bernt Engelmann German writer born in Berlin Germany (d. 1994)
20 Jan 1921
Telmo Zarraonainda Spanish footballer born in Erandio Spain (d. 2006)
20 Jan 1922
James Hanson English industrialist born in Huddersfield United Kingdom (d. 2004)
20 Jan 1922
Ray Anthony American orchestra leader (Ray Anthony Show Peter Gunn Theme) born in Bentleyville Pennsylvania
20 Jan 1923
Nora Brockstedt Norwegian singer born in Oslo Norway (d. 2015)
20 Jan 1924
Yvonne Loriod French pianist born in Houilles France
20 Jan 1925
Eugen Gomringer Bolivian-born German poet born in Cachuela Esperanza Bolivia
20 Jan 1926
David Tudor American composer born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
20 Jan 1926
Jamiluddin Aali Pakistani poet & writer born in New Delhi India (d. 2015)
20 Jan 1926
Qurratulain Hyder Indian Urdu novelist & writer born in Aligarh India (d. 2007)
20 Jan 1927
Geoffrey Atkins British World Champion racket player (1954-72)
20 Jan 1927
Olivier Strebelle Belgian sculptor born in Brussels Belgium (d. 2017)
20 Jan 1928
Peter Donat Canadian-American actor (Flamingo Road Different Story) born in Kentville Canada (d. 2018)
20 Jan 1928
Robert Satanowski Polish opera conductor and general born in d Poland (d. 1997)
20 Jan 1929
Arte Johnson American comedian (Laugh-in Dont Call Me Charlie) born in Chicago Illinois
20 Jan 1929
Bob Denard French soldier & mercenary born in Grayan-et-lHpital France (d. 2007)
20 Jan 1929
Fireball Roberts American racing driver (Daytona 500 1962) born in Tavares Florida (d. 1964)
20 Jan 1931
Sawako Ariyoshi Japanese writer (Compound Pollution Doctors Wife) born in Wakayama Japan (d. 1984)
20 Jan 1931
Hachidai Nakamura Japanese songwriter & pianist born in China (d. 1992)
20 Jan 1931
Earl Grant American musician & singer (Ebb Tide Winter Wonderland) born in Idabel Oklahoma (d. 1970)
20 Jan 1934
Tom Baker English actor (fourth Doctor in Doctor Who) born in Liverpool England
20 Jan 1935
Joan Weston American Roller Derby Queen born in Huntington Beach California (d. 1997)
20 Jan 1937
Dorothy Provine American actress (Good Neighbor Sam Darn Cat) born in Deadwood South Dakota
20 Jan 1939
Murle Breer American golfer (US Womens Open 1962) born in St. Petersburg Florida
20 Jan 1939
Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe Sri Lankan-born British mathematician & astronomer born in Colombo Sri Lanka
20 Jan 1939
Paul Coverdell American politician born in Des Moines Iowa (d. 2000)
20 Jan 1940
Carol Heiss Jenkins American figure skater (Olympic gold singles 1960 silver 1956 World Cship gold 19561960) born in NYC New York
20 Jan 1940
Jorge Peixinho Portuguese composer & conductor born in Montijo Portugal
20 Jan 1940
Krishnam Raju Indian actor & politician born in Mogalthur India
20 Jan 1941
Pierre Lalonde Canadian singer & television host born in Montreal Quebec (d. 2016)
20 Jan 1943
Farhad Mehrad Iranian musician born in Tehran Iran (d. 2002)
20 Jan 1944
Eddie Shah English businessman & publisher (Today Post) born in Cambridge United Kingdom
20 Jan 1944
Isao Okano Japanese judoka (Olympic gold 1964) born in Ryugasaki Japan
20 Jan 1945
Eric Stewart English singer-songwriter & musician (10cc-Im Not in Love) born in Droylsden United Kingdom
20 Jan 1945
Christopher Martin-Jenkins British cricket journalist and broadcaster (President MCC BBC Radio) born in Peterborough England (d. 2013)
20 Jan 1946
David Lynch American actor & director (Dune Eraserhead) born in Missoula Montana
20 Jan 1947
George Grantham American drummer and vocalist (Poco-Crazy Eyes) born in Cordell Oklahoma
20 Jan 1947
Cyrille Guimard French cyclist & directeur sportif born in Bouguenais France
20 Jan 1947
Stephen A. Schwarzman American CEO of The Blackstone Group & Chairman of President Trumps Strategic and Policy Forum born in Huntingdon Valley Pennsylvania
20 Jan 1948
Jerry Ross American Air Force officer & NASA astronaut (STS 61B 27 37 55 74 sk88) born in Crown Point Indiana
20 Jan 1948
Natan Sharansky Israeli politician & human rights activist born in Donetsk Ukraine
20 Jan 1948
Nancy Kress American science fiction writer born in Buffalo New york
20 Jan 1950
Liza Goddard British actress born in Smethwick United Kingdom
20 Jan 1950
Edward Hirsch American poet born in Chicago Illinois
20 Jan 1950
Chuck Lefley Canadian ice hockey player born in Winnipeg Canada
20 Jan 1950
Mahamane Ousmane President of Niger born in Zinder Niger
20 Jan 1951
Magomed Omarovich Tolboyev Russian cosmonaut & test-pilot born in Sogratl Russia
20 Jan 1951
Ivan Fischer Hungarian conductor & composer born in Budapest Hungary
20 Jan 1952
Ian Hill English musician (Judas Priest-Breakin the Law) born in West Bromwich United Kingdom
20 Jan 1952
Paul Stanley American musician (KISS-Beth) born in Manhattan New York
20 Jan 1955
Joe Doherty Irish IRA activist (jailed in US) born in Belfast Ireland
20 Jan 1955
Hiromi ta Japanese singer born in Tokyo Japan
20 Jan 1956
John Phillips Naber American swimmer (Olympic-4 goldsilver-76) born in Evanston Illinois
20 Jan 1956
Maria Larsson Swedish politician born in Lngasj Sweden
20 Jan 1959
Lea Antonoplis American tennis player born in West Covina California
20 Jan 1959
Bernard Tyson American healthcare advocate & 1st African American CEO of Kaiser Permanente born in San Francisco Bay Area California
20 Jan 1963
James Denton American actor born in Nashville Tennessee
20 Jan 1964
Ozzie Guilln Venezuelan baseball shortstop and manager (3-time MLB All Star Chicago White Sox) born in Ocumare del Tuy Venezuela
20 Jan 1964
Roger Smith Bahamas tennis doubles player born in Freeport Bahamas
20 Jan 1964
Ron Harper American NBA guard (Chicago Bulls) born in Dayton Ohio
20 Jan 1964
Victoria Sellers English actress (Crime Zone Warlords) born in London England
20 Jan 1964
Kazushige Nojima Japanese video game writer born in Hokkaido Japan
20 Jan 1965
Brad Brink American baseball pitcher (SF Giants Philadelphia Phillies) born in Roseville California
20 Jan 1965
Anton Weissenbacher Romanian footballer born in Baia Mare Romania
20 Jan 1965
Colin Calderwood Scottish footballer born in Stranraer United Kingdom
20 Jan 1965
Greg K. American musician & singer (The Offspring) born in Glendale California
20 Jan 1965
John Michael Montgomery American country music singer born in Danville Kentucky
20 Jan 1966
Bert Weidner American NFL guard (Miami Dolphins) born in Eden New York
20 Jan 1966
Chris Morris American NBA forward (Utah Jazz) born in Atlanta Georgia
20 Jan 1966
Rich Gannon American football quarterback (KC Chiefs) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
20 Jan 1966
Tracii Guns American musician (LA Guns-Its Over Now) born in Los Angeles California
20 Jan 1967
Mark Stepnoski American football player (HoustonTennessee Oilers) born in Erie Pennsylvania
20 Jan 1967
Stacey Dash American actress (Dionne-Clueless) born in The Bronx New York
20 Jan 1968
Junior Murray West Indian cricketer (WI keeper no relation to Derryck or David) born in St. Georges Grenada
20 Jan 1968
Nick Anderson American basketball player (Orlando Magic) born in Chicago Illinois
20 Jan 1968
Fantastic Negrito [Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz] American singer-songwriter (The Last Days of Oakland Please Dont Be Dead) born in Massachusetts
20 Jan 1969
Andre Cason American sprinter born in Virginia Beach Virginia
20 Jan 1969
Melissa Rivers American TV hostess (MTV CBS Morning News) born in NYC New York
20 Jan 1969
Patrick K. Kroupa American hacker & activist born in Los Angeles California
20 Jan 1969
Nicky Wire British musician (Manic Street Preachers) born in Blackwood United Kingdom
20 Jan 1970
Marvin Benard American baseball outfielder (SF Giants) born in Bluefields Nicaragua
20 Jan 1970
Rob Gaudreau American ice hockey player (Ottawa Senators) born in Cranston Rhode Island
20 Jan 1970
Ron Carpenter American football player (NY Jets Amsterdam Admirals) born in Cincinnati Ohio
20 Jan 1970
Skeet Ulrich American actor (Scream) born in Lynchburg Virginia
20 Jan 1970
Terry Kirby American football player (Miami Dolphins SF 49ers) born in Hampton Virginia
20 Jan 1970
Mitch Benn English comedian & musician born in Liverpool United Kingdom
20 Jan 1681
Francesco Bartolomeo Conti Italian composer and mandolin player born in Florence Italy (d. 1732)
20 Jan 1703
Joseph-Hector Fiocco Flemish composer born in Brussels (d. 1741)
20 Jan 1732
Richard Henry Lee American farmer (signed US Declaration of Independence) born in Westmoreland county Virginia (d. 1794)
20 Jan 1743
Pascal Boyer French composer born in Tarascon Provence France (d. 1794)
20 Jan 1761
Giovanni Domenico Perotti Italian composer born in Vercelli (d. 1855)
20 Jan 1762
Jerome-Joseph de Momigny Belgian French composer born in Philippeville Belgium (d. 1842)
20 Jan 1782
Archduke John of Austria Austrian general and Regent of Germany (1848) born in Florence (d. 1859)
20 Jan 1806
Nathaniel Parker Willis American writer editor and founder of the American Monthly Magazine born in Portland Maine (d. 1867)
20 Jan 1812
Ralph Pomeroy Buckland American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Leyden Massachusetts (d. 1892)
20 Jan 1820
Anne Clough English suffragette promoted higher education for women first principal of New College born in Liverpool England (d. 1892)
20 Jan 1831
Piet Joubert South African general and vice-president born in Prince Albert British Cape Colony (d. 1900)
20 Jan 1844
Johan Peter Selmer Norwegian composer born in Christiania Norway (d. 1910)
20 Jan 1847
William R. Pettiford African American minister and banker founder of the Alabama Penny Savings Bank born in Granville county North Carolina (d. 1914)
20 Jan 1855
Ernest Chausson French Romantic composer born in Paris France (d. 1899)
20 Jan 1884
A[braham] Merritt American sci-fi author (The Moon Pool Burn Witch Bun) born in Beverly New Jersey (d. 1943)
20 Jan 1918
[Juan Garcia] Esquivel Mexican musician (The King of Space Age Pop) born in Tampico Mexico (d. 2002)
20 Jan 1919
Royalton Kisch British conductor born in Marylebone London (d. 1995)
20 Jan 1920
DeForest Kelley American actor (Dr. Leonard Bones McCoy-Star Trek) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 1999)
20 Jan 1929
[Wilbur James] Jimmy Cobb American jazz drummer (Miles Davis First Great Sextet) born in Washington D.C. (d. 2020)
20 Jan 1929
Arte Johnson American comedian (Laugh-in Dont Call Me Charlie) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2019)
20 Jan 1930
Raymond Van Gestel Belgian soccer winger (5 caps Lyra) and athlete (Belgian long jump champion) born in Mol Belgium (d. 2020)
20 Jan 1932
Frank Arok AM Yugoslavian-Australian soccer coach (Australia 1983-89) born in Kanjia Serbia (d. 2021)
20 Jan 1940
Lars-ke Lagrell Swedish sports administrator (President Swedish Football Association 1991-2012) and politician (Governor Kronoberg County) born in Vxj Sweden (d. 2020)
20 Jan 1941
Richard Friedman American psychoanalyst who proved sexual orientation was biological born in the Bronx New York (d. 2020)
20 Jan 1943
Louis Cardiet French soccer defender (6 caps Paris SG) born in Quimperl France (d. 2020)
20 Jan 1586
Johann Hermann Schein German composer (Fontana dIsrael) born in Grnhain Saxony (d. 1630)
20 Jan 1809
Sebastian de Iradier Spanish-Basque composer (La Paloma) born in Lanciego lav Spain (d. 1865)
20 Jan 1855
Ernest Chausson French Romantic composer (Pome Solitude dance le bois) born in Paris France (d. 1899)
20 Jan 1870
Guillaume Lekeu Belgian composer (pithalame) born in Heusy Belguim (d. 1894)
20 Jan 1876
Jzef Hofmann Polish-American pianist composer educator (Curtis Institute 1924-38) and inventor born in Podgrze Austro-Hungarian Galicia (now Poland) (d. 1957)
20 Jan 1877
Ruth St. Denis ballerina (Dances of the 5 Senses) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 1968)
20 Jan 1891
Mischa Elman Russian-American concert violinist born in Talnoye Kiev Governorate Russian Empire (now Talne Ukraine (d. 1967)
20 Jan 1893
Georg berg Swedish athlete (Olympic silver triple jump bronze long jump 1912) born in Norrkping Sweden (d. 1946)
20 Jan 1896
Elmer Diktonius Finnish poet composer and musicologist (Janne Kubrik Stenkol) born in Helsinki (d. 1961)
20 Jan 1896
George Burns [Nathan Birnbaum] American actor comedian and singer (Oh God Burns and Allen) born in NYC New York (d. 1996)
20 Jan 1914
Gerald Holtom British artist and graphic designer (Nuclear Disarmament (ND) logo which later became an international peace symbol) born in Twickenham England (d. 1985)
20 Jan 1920
Ely Landau American television and film producer (Play of the Week Long Days Journey into Night King A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis) born in New York City (d. 1993)
20 Jan 1921
Connie Haines [Yvonne Jasme] American big-band vocalist (Harry James Tommy Dorsey) born in Savannah Georgia (d. 2008)
20 Jan 1922
Ray Anthony [Antonini] American orchestra leader (Ray Anthony Show Peter Gunn Theme) born in Bentleyville Pennsylvania
20 Jan 1923
Nora Brockstedt Norwegian pop and jazz singer born in Oslo Norway (d. 2015)
20 Jan 1923
(Ottis) Slim Whitman American country singer (Rose Marie) born in Tampa Florida (d. 2013)
20 Jan 1924
Yvonne Loriod French pianist composer (Mlopes africaines) and teacher born in Houilles France (d. 2010)
20 Jan 1925
Ernesto Cardenal Nicaraguan Catholic priest politician poet and writer born in Granada Nicaragua (d. 2020)
20 Jan 1929
Glenn Fireball Roberts American auto racer (Daytona 500 1962 NASCAR 33 wins) born in Tavares Florida (d. 1964)
20 Jan 1931
Hachidai Nakamura Japanese jazz pianist and songwriter born in Tsingtao Republic of China to (d. 1992)
20 Jan 1931
Earl Grant American musician and singer (Ebb Tide Winter Wonderland) born in Idabel Oklahoma (d. 1970)
20 Jan 1932
Frank Arok Yugoslavian-Australian soccer coach (Australia 1983-89) born in Kanjia Serbia (d. 2021)
20 Jan 1933
Ron Townson American rock vocalist (The 5th Dimension - Up Up And Away) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 2001)
20 Jan 1936
Luther Tucker American blues guitarist born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 1983)
20 Jan 1940
Jorge Peixinho Portuguese pianist composer and conductor born in Montijo Portugal (d. 1995)
20 Jan 1941
Pierre Lalonde Canadian singer and television host born in Montreal Quebec (d. 2016)
20 Jan 1942
William Powell American R&B singer (OJays - Love Train) born in Canton Ohio (d. 1977)
20 Jan 1943
Farhad [Mehrad] Iranian pop rock and folk singer-songwriter (Jomeh) born in Tehran Iran (d. 2002)
20 Jan 1945
Eric Stewart English rock singer-songwriter musician and record producer (10cc - Im Not in Love) born in Droylsden United Kingdom
20 Jan 1946
Johnny Oates American MLB baseball catcher 1970-81 (Atlanta Braves Philadelphia Phillies and 3 other teams) and manager 1991-2001 (Baltimore Orioles Texas Rangers) born in Sylva North Carolina
20 Jan 1947
George Grantham American drummer and vocalist (Poco - Crazy Eyes) born in Cordell Oklahoma
20 Jan 1951
Ivan Fischer Hungarian conductor and composer born in Budapest Hungary
20 Jan 1952
Ian Hill English rock bassist (Judas Priest - Breakin the Law) born in West Bromwich United Kingdom
20 Jan 1952
Paul Stanley [Stanley Eisen] American rock guitarist songwriter and singer (KISS - Rock and Roll All Nite) born in Manhattan New York
20 Jan 1955
Hiromi ta Japanese pop singer (Momen no handkerchief) born in Kasukabe Saitama Prefecture Japan
20 Jan 1956
Adrian Vernon Fish British classical composer born in Bristol England
20 Jan 1963
Mark Ryden American Pop Surrealist painter album cover art creator (Micheal Jackson Aerosmith 4 Non-Blondes) born in Medford Oregon
20 Jan 1965
Greg K. [Kreisel] American rock bassist (The Offspring 1984-2018) born in Glendale California
20 Jan 1966
Rich Gannon American NFL quarterback (Pro Bowl 19992002 First-team All-Pro 2000 02 NFL MVP 2002 Minnesota Vikings Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
20 Jan 1966
Tracii Guns [Tracy Ulrich] American rock guitarist and songwriter (L.A. Guns - Its Over Now) born in Los Angeles California
20 Jan 1967
Joe Pasquale American pop-rock singer and songwriter (Prey)
20 Jan 1029
Alp Arslan Turkish sultan of the Seljuk Empire (1063-72) born in Persia (d. 1072)
20 Jan 1622
Susanna van Baerle Dutch poet (wife of Geeraardt Brandt) born in Leiden Netherlands (d. 1674)
20 Jan 1651
Edward Tyson English physician and father of comparative anatomy (The Anatomy of a Pygmy) born in Somerset England (d. 1708)
20 Jan 1654
Michiel de Swaen Dutch physician and poet born in Dunkirk (d. 1701)
20 Jan 1758
Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier French chemist (worked with husband Antoine Lavoisier) born in Montbrison France (d. 1836)
20 Jan 1783
(Justus Johann) Friedrich Dotzauer German cellist (Dresden Court Orchestra 1821-50) composer and teacher born in Haselrieth Germany (d. 1860)
20 Jan 1809
Sebastian de Iradier Spanish-Basque composer (La Paloma) born in Lanciego lava Spain (d. 1865)
20 Jan 1843
Pierre-Paul Cambon French diplomat (Madrid Constantinople London) born in Paris France (d. 1924)
20 Jan 1865
Friedrich German prince last ruler of Waldeck and Pyrmont born in Arolsen Waldeck and Pyrmont (d. 1946)
20 Jan 1866
Richard Le Gallienne English writer (had affair with Oscar Wilde father of actress Eva Le Gallienne) born in Liverpool England (d. 1947)
20 Jan 1872
Julia Morgan American architect (Hearst Castle and other Hearst properties) first female degreed by Ecole des Beaux-Arts and first licensed in California born in San Francisco California (d. 1957) [1]
20 Jan 1873
Charles A. Ellwood American sociologist and psychologist born near Ogdensburg New York (d. 1946)
20 Jan 1873
Johannes V. Jensen Danish novelist and poet (The Fall of the King Nobel Prize for Literature 1944) born in Fars North Jutland Denmark (d. 1950)
20 Jan 1883
Bertram Home Ramsay English naval officer (Admiral who oversaw Dunkirk evacuations and Normandy landings) born in London England (d. 1945)
20 Jan 1884
(Abraham) A. Merritt American magazine editor and sci-fi author (The Moon Pool Burn Witch Burn) born in Beverly New Jersey (d. 1943)
20 Jan 1893
Kaj Birket-Smith Danish etnologist and anthropologist ( Inuit and Eyak) (d. 1977)
20 Jan 1894
Harold Gray American cartoonist (created Little Orphan Annie) born in Kankakee Illinois (d. 1968)
20 Jan 1912
Christopher Casson Irish-English actor (Zardoz Educating Rita The Riordans) born in Manchester Lancashire England (d. 1996)
20 Jan 1920
Sam Gibbons American politician (Rep-D-FL 1963-97) born in Tampa Florida (d. 2012)
20 Jan 1921
Connie Haines [Yvonne Jasme] American pop and big-band singer (Harry James Abbott and Costello Show Tommy Dorsey) born in Savannah Georgia (d. 2008)
20 Jan 1923
(Ottis) Slim Whitman American country singer (Rose Marie Guess Who) born in Tampa Florida (d. 2013)
20 Jan 1929
(Wilbur) Jimmy Cobb American jazz drummer (Miles Davis First Great Sextet) born in Washington D.C. (d. 2020)
20 Jan 1931
Earl Grant American pop pianist organist and singer (Ebb Tide Winter Wonderland) born in Idabel Oklahoma (d. 1970)
20 Jan 1935
Sndor Balassa Hungarian composer (Requiem for Lajos Kassk The Third Planet) and educator (Liszt Ferenc Academy 1981-95) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 2021)
20 Jan 1937
Dorothy Provine American actress (The Roaring 20s That Darn Cat Whos Minding The Mint) and singer born in Deadwood South Dakota (d. 2010)
20 Jan 1946
Johnny Oates American MLB baseball catcher 1970-81 (Atlanta Braves Philadelphia Phillies and 3 other teams) and manager 1991-2001 (Baltimore Orioles Texas Rangers) born in Sylva North Carolina (d. 2004)
20 Jan 1949
Martin von Haselberg Argentine actor and performance artist born in Buenos Aires Argentina
20 Jan 1952
John Campbell American blues guitarist singer and songwriter born in Shreveport Louisiana (d. 1993)
20 Jan 1963
David Baszucki Canadian-American entrepreneur engineer and innovator (Roblox Corporation Knowledge Revolution) born in Canada
20 Jan 1963
Mark Ryden American Pop Surrealist painter album cover art creator (Michael Jackson Aerosmith 4 Non-Blondes) born in Medford Oregon
20 Jan 1681
Francesco Bartolomeo Conti Italian composer and mandolin player born in Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1732)
20 Jan 1782
Archduke John of Austria Austrian general and Regent of Germany (1848) born in Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1859)
20 Jan 1876
William Veeck Sr American sportswriter and baseball executive (Chicago Cubs president 1919-33) born in Boonville Indiana (d. 1933) [1]
20 Jan 1893
Kaj Birket-Smith Danish etnologist and anthropologist (Inuit and Eyak) (d. 1977)
20 Jan 1896
George Burns [Nathan Birnbaum] American actor comedian and singer (Oh God Burns and Allen) born in New York City (d. 1996)
20 Jan 1896
Rolfe Sedan American actor (Young Frankenstein Ninotchka George Burns Show) born in New York City (d. 1982)
20 Jan 1900
Doris Deane [Dibble] American silent film actress (Stupid But Brave) born in Wisconsin (d. 1974)
20 Jan 1904
Theodore Brameld American philosopher and educator (Use of Explosive Ideas) born in Neillsville Wisconsin (d. 1987)
20 Jan 1910
Abram Hill African-American playwright and author (American Negro Theater) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 1986)
20 Jan 1915
C. W. Ceram German journalist and author (March of Archaeology) born in Berlin Germany (d. 1972)
20 Jan 1918
Esquivel [Juan Garca Esquivel] Mexican pianist composer and bandleader known as the King of Space-Age Pop born in Tampico Mexico (d. 2002)
20 Jan 1920
Thorleif Schjelderup Norwegian author and ski jumper born in Aker Norway (d. 2006)
20 Jan 1921
Connie Haines [Yvonne Jasme] American pop and big-band singer (Harry James Abbott and Costello Show Tommy Dorsey) born in Savannah Georgia (d. 2008) [1]
20 Jan 1926
Jamiluddin Aali Pakistani poet and writer born in New Delhi India (d. 2015)
20 Jan 1926
Qurratulain Hyder Indian Urdu novelist and writer born in Aligarh India (d. 2007)
20 Jan 1927
Geoffrey Atkins British racquets player (World Champion 1954-72) born in Pune India (d. 2021)
20 Jan 1940
Carol Heiss Jenkins American figure skater (Olympic gold singles 1960 silver 1956 World Cship gold 19561960) born in New York City
20 Jan 1940
Krishnam Raju Indian actor and politician born in Mogalthur India
20 Jan 1944
Eddie Shah English businessman and publisher (Today Post) born in Cambridge United Kingdom
20 Jan 1946
Franz Di Cioccio Italian progressive rock drummer and singer (Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM)) born in Pratola Peligna Abruzzo Italy
20 Jan 1948
Natan Sharansky Israeli politician and human rights activist born in Donetsk Ukraine
20 Jan 1952
Patrick Smith Australian sports journalist (The Age The Australian SEN Walkley Award 1997 2002 04) born in Melbourne Australia (d. 2023)
20 Jan 1956
John Naber American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m200m backstroke 4200m freestyle relay 4100m medley silver 200m freestyle 1976) born in Evanston Illinois
20 Jan 1964
Ron Harper American basketball guard (5 NBA Cship Chicago Bulls LA Lakers) born in Dayton Ohio
20 Jan 1292
Elisabeth I of Bohemia Queen of Bohemia daughter of king Wenceslaus II born in Prague (d. 1330)
20 Jan 1435
Ashikaga Yoshimasa Japanese 8th shogun (1449 -73) (d. 1490)
20 Jan 1554
Sebastian King of Portugal (1557-78) born in Ribeira Palace Lisbon (d. 1578)
20 Jan 1664
Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina Italian scholar and jurist known for Originum juris civilis born in Roggiano Gravina Kingdom of Naples (d. 1718)
20 Jan 1681
Francesco Bartolomeo Conti Italian composer and mandolin player born in Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1732)
20 Jan 1703
Joseph-Hector Fiocco Flemish composer born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1741)
20 Jan 1716
Jean-Jacques Barthlemy French archaeologist and novelist known for Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grce born in Cassis France (d. 1795)
20 Jan 1761
Giovanni Domenico Perotti Italian composer born in Vercelli Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1855)
20 Jan 1775
Andr-Marie Ampre French physicist who pioneered electromagnetism unit of current the ampere named after him born in Lyon France (d. 1836)
20 Jan 1781
Joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg Austrian politician born in Innsbruck Austria (d. 1848)
20 Jan 1783
Friedrich Dotzauer German cellist (Dresden Court Orchestra 1821-50) composer and teacher born in Haselrieth Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen (d. 1860)
20 Jan 1804
Eugne Sue French writer of serial novels born in Paris (d. 1857)
20 Jan 1812
Thomas Meik Scottish civil engineer who built bridges ports and railways (Harlow Group) born in Duddingston Scotland (d. 1896)
20 Jan 1825
Henry G. Blasdel American politician (1st Governor of Nevada 1864-71) and miner born in Cambridge Indiana (d. 1900)
20 Jan 1834
George D. Robinson 34th Governor of Massachusetts (1884-87) and lawyer who defended Lizzie Borden born in Lexington Massachusetts (d. 1896)
20 Jan 1877
Ruth St. Denis American ballerina (Dances of the 5 Senses) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 1968)
20 Jan 1880
Walter W. Bacon American politician Governor of Delaware (1941-49) born in New Castle Delaware (d. 1962)
20 Jan 1889
Allan Lockheed [Allan Haines Loughead] American aviator engineer and executive (Lockheed Corporation) born in Niles California (d. 1969)
20 Jan 1893
Kaj Birket-Smith Danish etnologist and anthropologist (Inuit and Eyak) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1977)
20 Jan 1896
Elmer Diktonius Finnish poet composer and musicologist (Janne Kubrik Stenkol) born in Helsinki Finland (d. 1961)
20 Jan 1898
U Razak Burmese politician one of 19 independence leaders assassinated on Martyrs Day born in Meiktila British Burma (d. 1947)
20 Jan 1901
Paul Andor [Wolfgang Zilzer] American-German actor (Mad Lover Enemy of Women) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1991)
20 Jan 1908
Wilfred Conwell Bain American music educator (Insian University 1947-73) born in Shawville Quebec (d. 1997)
20 Jan 1910
Nina Verchinina Russian-Brazilian ballet dancer and choreographer born in Moscow Russia (d. 1995) [1]
20 Jan 1919
Royalton Kisch British conductor born in Marylebone London England (d. 1995)
20 Jan 1928
Peter Donat Canadian-American actor (Flamingo Road Different Story) born in Kentville Nova Scotia (d. 2018)
20 Jan 1934
Tom Baker English actor (Doctor Who (fourth incarnation 1974-81) born in Liverpool England
20 Jan 1945
Eric Stewart English rock singer-songwriter musician and record producer (10cc - Im Not In Love The Things We Do for Love) born in Droylsden United Kingdom
20 Jan 1950
Mahamane Ousmane Nigerian politician (President of Niger 1993-96 President of National Assembly 1999-2009) born in Zinder Niger
20 Jan 1952
Paul Stanley [Stanley Eisen] American rock guitarist songwriter and singer (KISS - Rock and Roll All Nite) born in Manhattan New York City
20 Jan 1956
Adrian Vernon Fish British classical composer and Irish radio host (Fish on Fridays) born in Bristol England
20 Jan 1960
Will Wright American video game designer (Maxis SimCity The Sims) born in Atlanta Georgia
20 Jan 1435
Ashikaga Yoshimasa 8th Japanese shgun of the Ashikaga shogunate (1443-73) born in Japan (d. 1490)
20 Jan 1554
Sebastian King of Portugal (1557-78) born in Ribeira Palace Lisbon Kingdom of Portugal (d. 1578)
20 Jan 1894
Harold Gray American comic strip artist who created Little Orphan Annie (1924) born in Kankakee Illinois (d. 1968)
20 Jan 1906
Aristotle Onassis Greek-Argentine business magnate owner of worlds largest shipping fleet and second husband of Jacqueline Kennedy born in Konak Turkey (d. 1975)
20 Jan 1908
Ian Peebles English cricket spin bowler (13 Tests 45 wickets BB 663 Oxford University CC Middlesex CCC) born in Aberdeen Scotland (d. 1980)
20 Jan 1920
Thorleif Schjelderup Norwegian author and ski jumper (Olympic bronze Individual large hill 1948) born in Aker Norway (d. 2006)
20 Jan 1921
Telmo Zarraonainda Spanish soccer forward (20 caps 20 goals Athletic Bilbao 277 games 251 goals) born in Erandio Spain (d. 2006)
20 Jan 1924
Lee Pockriss American songwriter (with Paul Vance - Catch a Falling Star Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini Playground in my Mind) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2011)
20 Jan 1928
Antonio de Almeida French conductor (Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice 197178 Moscow Symphony 1993-97) and musicologist (Jacques Offenbach The Paris Haydn Foundation) born in Neuilly-sur-Seine France (d. 1997)
20 Jan 1934
Tom Baker English actor (Fourth Doctor in Doctor Who 172 episodes) born in Liverpool England
20 Jan 1940
U. Krishnam Raju Indian actor (Amara Deepam) and politician (Union Minister of State 1999-2004) born in Mogaltur India (d. 2022)
20 Jan 1944
Isao Okano Japanese judoka (Olympic gold 80kg 1964) born in Ryugasaki Japan
20 Jan 1944
Pat Parker [Patricia Cooks] American activist and poet (Movement in Black Woman Slaughter) born in Houston Texas (d. 1989)
20 Jan 1947
Cyrille Guimard French cyclist & team manager (Bernard Hinault Laurent Fignon Lucien Van Impe) born in Bouguenais France
20 Jan 1950
Liza Goddard British actress (Take Three Girls Woof) born in Smethwick England
20 Jan 1953
Jeffrey Epstein infamous American financier and criminal (sex offender and trafficker) born in New York (d. 2019)
20 Jan 1953
John Robertson Scottish soccer left winger (28 caps Nottingham Forest Derby County) born in Uddingston Scotland (d. 2025)
20 Jan 1963
James Denton American actor (Desperate Housewives Good Witch) born in Nashville Tennessee
20 Jan 1964
Kazushige Nojima Japanese video game writer (Final Fantasy VII Remake Final Fantasy VIII) born in Hokkaido Japan
20 Jan 1964
Ozzie Guilln Venezuelan baseball shortstop (MLB All Star 1988 90 91 Chicago White Sox) and manager (World Series 2003 05 Chicago WS) born in Ocumare del Tuy Venezuela
20 Jan 1965
Colin Calderwood Scottish soccer centre-back (36 caps Mansfield Town Swindon Town Tottenham Hotspur) born in Stranraer Scotland
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